According to NGnewsgeorgia, about 80 Georgian fighters have died on the front since February 2022 - volunteers from Georgia and Ukrainian citizens of Georgian origin.

Afghan workers will receive work permits in Chechnya, Dagestan and Krasnodar Krai. This was announced at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum by the head of the Russian Business Center in Afghanistan, Rustam Khabibullin.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made his first working visit to Turkey (in 2023, he attended the presidential inauguration). During the meeting with the head of state Recep Erdogan, the parties discussed the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and the peace process between Yerevan and Baku.

On June 19, the lower house of the Dutch parliament supported the recognition of the deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 to the USSR as genocide.

The eldest son of the head of Chechnya, 19-year-old Akhmat Kadyrov, received an honorary certificate for his contribution to the development of physical culture and sports in Russia and for his fruitful work.

On June 19, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for freedom of the independent press in Georgia and the release of Mzia Amaglobeli. The document was approved by 324 parliamentarians, only 25 voted against.

Trade between Russia and Armenia may decrease by 6 billion dollars by the end of 2025. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexey Overchuk at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum.

Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov supported Iran in its defense against an Israeli attack. In his Telegram channel, he described the reaction of the Iranian military as "tactically correct" and accused Israel of provocation aimed at creating a new hot spot in the Middle East.

The Baku Media Development Agency (MEDIA) accused Russian TV presenter and propagandist Vladimir Solovyov of disrespecting Azerbaijan and demanded an apology from him. The reason was his statement on air on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, in which he repeatedly used the word "Artsakh" and accused the Armenian authorities of "giving Artsakh" to Azerbaijan.

A Yerevan court has arrested Russian businessman, billionaire, and head of the Tashir Group of Companies Samvel Karapetyan for two months. He is accused of publicly calling for the seizure of power in Armenia.